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1 hr ago | Sussex Express

Newhaven mayor receives key to dragon's cave

NEWHAVEN mayor Steve Saunders received the key to a dragon's cave when he signed the charter twinning Newhaven with La Chapelle St Mesmin at the weekend.

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2 hrs ago | International Business Times

British Holidaymakers Shun Spain for Adventure [SLIDESHOW]

Research carried out by the LV travel insurance revealed that the number of Britons picking Spain as a holiday destination has dropped by 18 percent in the past five years.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Daily Mail

Cagefighter behind 53m Securitas heist fathers child while inside Moroccan jail

Conjugal visits: Lee Murray, the cage fighter involved in the 2006 Securitas raid has fathered a child while in prison in Morocco The cagefighter who masterminded the 53million Securitas raid has fathered a baby boy, despite being locked up in a Moroccan prison.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Green Left Weekly

'The real Morocco is not happy'

The self-immolation of five activists in January briefly brought international attention to growing unrest in Morocco, evidenced by the mass demonstrations that began a year ago.

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Scotsman.com

Atlantic adventurer Mark Beaumont tells of survival battle

MARK Beaumont, the Scots adventurer whose failed attempt to cross the Atlantic ended in a dramatic 14-hour battle for survival, has spoken for the first time of how he feared he would never see his family again.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Project Syndicate

PALACIO: Opening Europe's Mediterranean Window

One year after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, with popular upheavals continuing to roil the Arab world, it is increasingly clear that Europe can no longer sit still and do nothing.

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Palm Beach Post

RI School of Design creates US Morocco embassy art

The collaboration with the U.S. State Department's ART in Embassies program is a first for the premiere arts school in Providence.

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Reuters

UPDATE 1-Protests hit Moroccan silver mine operations

Moroccan miner Imiter said on Friday ore processing at one of the world's ten richest silver mines was running at 60 percent of total capacity due to protests by local residents which have been underway since September.

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The Auto Channel

His Majesty King Mohammed VI Inaugurates New Renault-Nissan Alliance Plant In Tangier

Feb 10, 2012: His Majesty King Mohammed VI today inaugurated the new Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Tangier, Morocco, at a special ceremony attended by Carlos Ghosn, Chairman of Renault and Nissan.

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Bucksfreepress.co.uk

In today's BFP: Marrakech break competition & 2-for-1 theatre offer

DON'T miss this week's Bucks Free Press for your chance to win a fantastic three-night break for two in the ancient Moroccan city of Marrakech.

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Inter Press Service

Arab Spring Comes Late to Morocco

CASABLANCA, Feb 10, 2012 - Deadly clashes between police and youth in the Northeastern town of Taza last week suggest that, far from bringing change and stability, MoroccoA's new government is simply repeating mistakes of the past, stoking tensions and fuelling a spate of protests against the regime.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

The Indian Express

NRI 'Baul' in Kolkata

When musicians from Europe, Africa and rural Bengal come together, a perfect ensemble is sure to be created.

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On An Overgrown Path

We have the music but they have the money

When the Santa Barbara Symphony enjoyed a $23,000 hike in ticket sales by adding concert visuals were they leveraging twenty-first century technology or were they recreating a centuries old synaesthetic experience? Synesthesia occurs when stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway.

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Tri-cityherald.com

Pardoned Moroccan clerics say they were tortured

Muslim cleric Omar Heddouchi describes being tortured and imprisoned at a press conference Thursday, Feb.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

The Honolulu Advertiser

Ex-police officer found guilty of sex assault is a fugitive in Morocco

Former Honolulu police officer Michael Tarmoun, who failed to show up for sentencing in state court last October for sexually assaulting a Waikiki prostitute, is back in his native Morocco, said Keith Kiuchi, lawyer for A-1 Bail Bonds.

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Trend Hunter Magazine

Moroccan Fashion Films - The Marni for H&M Line Releases its New Commercial

In anticipation of the new Marni for H&M collection, which is set to hit select stores on March 8th 2012, the retail giant has just released a new commercial for the line that has just as much creative force behind it as the collections designed from Marni.

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Global Voices Online

Morocco: Busted for Posting Caricatures of the King on Facebook

On February 7, 2012, Walid Bahomane appeared before a court in the Moroccan capital Rabat.

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Ghanamma.com

North Africa: Hope for Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union

On January 23rd, 2012, the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani met with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers.

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Ghanamma.com

AAU partner Omni Consulting to promote leadership, management in higher education in Africa

You Are Here: Home A General News A AAU partner Omni Consulting to promote leadership, management in higher education in Africa The Association of African Universities on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Omni Consulting Limited to promote leadership and management in higher education in Africa.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

National Public Radio

In Morocco, The Arab Spring's Mixed Bounty

Relatives of Abdelwahab Zaydoun, a 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment and died from his burns, react to his death in Casablanca last month.

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